Peter and I are once again on the road.   We are traveling in the motorhome again after wintering again in Florida.  Mardean is sewing like a fiend during the winter while Peter manages the pugs and organizes horseshoe tournaments in addition to consulting part-time.

Last summer we traveled with my great niece and nephew across the United States.  We visited all the major sites--Atlanta at CNN and the Martin Luther King sites, Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry, St. Louis and the Arch, Colorado and all it has to offer--hiking in the Red Rocks, white water rafting on Clear Creek,  horseback riding in Glenwood also soaking in the springs, Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, Yellowstone Park and Mt. Rainier to see snow!

The great niece and nephew flew home to Florida.  We picked up the grandsons (now 16!) and they learned to drive a stick shift as they visited Glacier National Park (hiking, hiking, hiking!), Yellowstone (more hiking!), Cody, Wyoming (Gran, how come you know so much about guns?) took climbing lessons on the side of Devil's Tower, hiked Spearfish Canyon and swam in icy cold pools, visited Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota, hiked through caves, went adventure caving on our back and bellies through narrow holes, rode a zipline and hiked through the badlands of South Dakota encountering a bighorn sheep and  thunderstorm.   Not tired yet, we booked a trip on the Green River through the Gates of Ladore for 5 days, visited Dinosaur National Monument and rafted down the river nearby (just the boys and I in a raft alone) at which  point I realized the boys' only knowledge of Mormonism was coming from The Book of Mormon musical they discovered in the glove compartment.   Feeling guilty I hauled them across the state to Salt Lake City and we toured the Mormon Visitor's Center.  Following this we had a horrific drive at dark back to the hotel in Vernal, Utah during which Bronson encountered cows on the road, deer on the road and finally bats flying at the windshield.  He actually uttered the "f" word!

Peter and I deposited the boys still alive, quite tired and somewhat better at driving and headed to San Francisco to see Matt, Shin-e and Isla for the first time in a looong time.   Then back to Florida, thinner, tireder and ready to take it easy!

Tune in to see what summer 2013 brings!